Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have filed a lawsuit against Umar Bago, Niger state governor and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over “the ongoing intimidation of Badeggi FM Radio, Minna, and the threat […]
Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has threatened legal action against the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), accusing it of “persecution” over the extension of Lagos corps member Ushie Uguamaye’s service year. “I am going to write to the Director-General of […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the remand of five suspected terrorists who attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State on June 5, 2022, in Department of State Services (DSS) facility. Justice Emeka Nwite, a […]
The Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Ogun State has condemned what it described as a “Gestapo-style” invasion by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on its premises in the early hours of Saturday, warning that legal […]
Residents, investors panicLast week’s description of 176 estates as illegal by Lagos State government, has thrown residents into panic, created fears in investors as real estate developers are counting the cost of the action. Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria […]
By Kingsley Omonobi Abuja — The Nigeria Police Force has achieved a major breakthrough in its campaign against cybercrime, securing the conviction of 21 foreign nationals linked to a sophisticated internet fraud syndicate uncovered in Abuja in November 2024. Force […]
The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Special Intervention Squad, Abayomi Shogunle, has outlined the reasons for the detention of 2023 African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore. Speaking in Abuja on Friday while addressing demonstrators and journalists, […]
Key political stakeholders and pro-democracy advocates in Rivers State have denounced the scheduled August 30 local government elections in the state, calling it unconstitutional. In a statement on Friday addressed to President Bola Tinubu, the leaders described the proposed polls […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed commitment to enabling eligible inmates to vote in Nigerian elections, following a series of court judgments affirming their rights. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this known on Friday when he received […]
By John Alechenu, Abuja The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has urged the Nigeria Police to immediately release Omoleye Sowore or charge him to court. Obi, in a post on his […]